That darned fuel gauge!

[ddongbap]

Okay, the two E30s that I've owned had the fuel sensor start to wig out. My first black one was already wigging out when I purchased it, at 199k miles.

My new oddball-brown, as I call it, started wigging out at 150001 miles.

When was your fuel gauge's time?

[AdironRider]

77k, I think the SI batteries are the cause as my temp and fuel guage started to wig out at the same time.

[kansas-ix]

257k and still going it has some float but works.

[88325isboy]

Make sure the nut on the back of the gauge is tight and that should make it stop i did that to mine and it worked.

[nando]

181k, never had a problem.

[E30_pilot]

My works,but only problem is that is the rpm and temp don't illuminate at night.I switched blubs but no luck. Any clues?

[ddongbap]

Damn. Am I the one with the bad luck?

[Jand3rson]

Damn. Am I the one with the bad luck?

Mine is all boogered-up. It will go from saying I have 3/4 of a tank to 1/2 a tank in like 10 miles. It's prolly a combination of the SI batteries and the ground nut.

[Bavarian3]

I have close (I think) 250k on my ETA.. the fuel gauge reads perfect...when I take a long right or left hander, it does sink down (which can happen) but reads the right amount after going straight again...

[ddongbap]

Mine is all boogered-up. It will go from saying I have 3/4 of a tank to 1/2 a tank in like 10 miles. It's prolly a combination of the SI batteries and the ground nut.

Word. I got used to my first e30. I just guesstimated the distance in relation to how many gallons I had filled up on.

[Adrian_Visser]

my cars got 286 000km's and my fuel gauge is going. when u start it up the gauge reads full until you drive for like 20 minutes then it starts reading true is it time to get a new one?

about the instrument lights try taking them out of the back of the instrument cluster and cleaning and bending their contacts outwards i had the same problem and replaceing them with used serviceable bulbs did nothing so i bent the contacts and they worked